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  1. DHS Hurricane 3 Neo - Soft

    Ymmv... Learning and advancing a technique is possible with (almost) every rubber :) In my case I would say that the H3 helped advance my backhand technique. If you use H3 on your forehand simply try that on your backhand in your next training session. The usual H3 might have a too hard sponge...
  2. DHS Hurricane 3 Neo - Soft

    There's a recent video from TT11 comparing H3Neo (boosted with one layer Falco Long ) to D09c, Rakza Z and BlueGrip C2 From my experience with H3(Neo) vs Rakza Z I would say that the comparison quite matches my thoughts on these rubbers although I don't like the high throw of the Rakza Z and...
  3. Victas V > 11 Extra

    That's what I'm doing at the moment (V>11 on FH) because my Triple Extra becomes more or less an antispin in our gym (H3s are between grippy and slightly slippery)... Maybe the currently unreleased V>15 Sticky https://equipments.ittf.com/#/equipment_preview/racket_coverings/3318 Hopefully they...
  4. Looking for a Table Tennis Blade

    The lighter Tibhar Lebessons are around All/All+ (had one of these when I started playing again 3 years ago) the heavier ones are All+ to Off-. If one doesn't like the longer handle one can try the Tibhar Samsonov Alpha (same structure but different handle). Do you still play with the Joola...
  5. Looking for a Table Tennis Blade

    Victas V>15? Maybe the soft (40°) V>15 Limber but not the Extra or Stiff. The Victas V>11 could be an option. Quite lightweight for a 47.5° ESN rubber (~42g - 43g in 2.0 mm) but not much lighter (if at all) than a Hurricane 3 (non-Neo) 39°... Other options could be: TSP Ventus Spin = Victas...
  6. Ebony Blades ?

    There are some blades with Ebony on the market: DHS PG15, Yinhe D607 Purple Dragon, Stiga Ebenholz NCT V, NCT VII and Emerald VPS V, 729 Ebony and Ebony King KLC, Loki V9. All have Ebony outer plies.
  7. Victas V > 11 Extra

    I'm currently using it on the BH on one of my blades but the last time I played with a G-1 was maybe two years ago and I didn't like it very much (from what I read it seemed to be a good replacement for Vega Pro)... What I can say is that the V>11 has a lower throw (flatter trajectory) than G-1...
  8. MA LONG - THE GOATEST of all GOATS

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Table_Tennis_Championships_medalists First gold medal for China in 1959, than 1961, 63, 65, 73, 81, 83, 85, 87, 95, 99, 01, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19... European gold medals: Bengtsson 71, Jónyer 75, Waldner 89, Persson 91, Gatien 93, Waldner 97...
  9. Speaking German at German Clubs

    Bairisch, Fränkisch, Schwäbisch, Ruhrpott(isch), Hamburgisch, Kölsch (not the so called "beer"), Sächsisch, Hessisch, Berlinerisch and some more dialects... But most understand and speak Standard German ;) How well do we speak English? Sometimes better than Oettinger scnr
  10. Stiga Rosewood VII

    Maybe get a Loki Red Flame https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32856582502.html for playing and put the Rosewood VII on display somewhere ;) The few reviews on https://revspin.net/blade/loki-red-flame.html seem to indicate that it plays similar to the Stiga. The HRT Huaruite Rosewood NCT VII 7...
  11. Victas Triple Double Extra & Triple Extra Rubbers

    H3 orange sponge, creamy-white = Rakza Z, black = TE
  12. Victas Triple Double Extra & Triple Extra Rubbers

    After a couple of training sessions and matches with a TE (2.0 mm, black) my conclusion is: I'm still immune to the hybrid virus but not to the EJ virus... In short: - Tackiness: Way below H3 and somewhat below Rakza Z - Topsheet: Softer and more elastic than H3 and Rakza Z. - Sponge: Harder...
  13. Vladimir Samsonov out of Tokyo 2020 ?

    "The legend of the Belarusian and world table tennis Vladimir Samsonov has officially announced the end of his professional career. He turned 45 this year, and nevertheless he is still in the elite of world table tennis (29th racket of the world ranking). Unfortunately, injury prevented him from...
  14. Vladimir Samsonov out of Tokyo 2020 ?

    No reasons given but officially confirmed. "Confirmation of Samsonov’s withdrawal means his position in the men’s singles draw will result in reallocation to the highest-ranked individual not yet qualified. Great Britain’s Paul Drinkhall is next in line and following the confirmation from his...
  15. Chinese Rubber=No Catapult : Wrong????

    No, this is true. It's just the law of conservation of energy at work. E_kinetic = E_translational + E_rotational so if I want to increase the speed of the ball than there will be less energy to spin the ball and vice versa.
  16. New Sanwei rubber - first look

    H3N 37 (two layers Seamon initially and reboosted with one layer) has lower throw than the RZ, better short game, higher spin, can be played much more aggressive over and close to the table. Further away from the table the RZ is easier to play because one can generate speed more easily and the...
  17. On the factory post-treatment of the sponge layer.

    Yasaka tested a couple of substances some years ago (2006). The patent is "Swelling agent of rubber for table tennis" https://patents.google.com/patent/JP2008049094A/en
  18. Worst "Technologies" and Gimmicks in TT

    The topsheets of Euro/Jap rubbers are now grippier than they were in the 1980s and one does not need to use speed glue (at least for some time) ;) Blades: No real innovations but this is mainly due to the restrictions that the ITTF has put in place. Lighter blades and rubbers would be a real...
  19. Crazy new EU regulations

    The usual import VAT calculation in Germany is (invoice price + shipping costs 1) + tariff 2)) * VAT% and depending on the carrier a disbursement fee on top if the carrier handles all this (even if you did not request that they'll more often then not do it for you) 3) 1) shipping costs will be...
  20. German table tennis forums

    One well known forum is forum.tt-news.de Current statistics: 352014 topics, 3199072 posts, 593182 user ;)
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